1996Final results
1996 election for New York's 12th District
U.S. House · New York
Nydia M. Velázquez (D) won with 84.6% of the vote, defeating Miguel I. Prado (R) by 71.0 points.
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocrat · winner
84.6%61,913
Miguel I. PradoRepublican
13.6%9,978
Eleanor GarciaSocialist Workers
1.8%1,283
73,174 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Nydia M. VelázquezMiguel I. Prado
$295K
Raised by the campaign
$34.7K
$238K
Spent by the campaign
$27.3K
$104.1K
Cash on hand
$7.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996
The candidates
Nydia M. Velázquez (D)Miguel I. Prado (R)
Also on the ballot: Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers), 1.8%